Public Document Pack SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL South Lakeland House Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4UQ www.southlakeland.gov.uk You are requested to attend a meeting of the Planning Committee on Thursday, 30 January 2014, at 10.00 am in the District Council Chamber, South Lakeland House, Kendal Committee Membership Councillors Brian Cooper Joss Curwen Philip Dixon Sheila Eccles (Vice-Chairman) Sylvia Emmott David Fletcher Gill Gardner Clive Graham Brenda Gray John Holmes Janette Jenkinson Sonia Lawson Ian McPherson (Chairman) Bharath Rajan David Ryder David Williams Mary Wilson Tuesday, 21 January 2014 Debbie Storr, Director of Policy and Resources (Monitoring Officer) For all enquiries, please contact:- Committee Administrator: Paul Rogers Telephone: 01539 793497 e-mail: [email protected] AGENDA Page Nos. PART I 1 APOLOGIES To receive apologies for absence, if any. 2 MINUTES 1 - 8 To authorise the Chairman to sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 December 2013 (copy attached). 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive declarations by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. Members are reminded that, in accordance with the revised Code of Conduct, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or other registerable interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting.) Members may, however, also decide, in the interests of clarity and transparency, to declare at this point in the meeting, any such disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, as well as any other registerable or other interests. If a Member requires advice on any item involving a possible declaration of interest which could affect his/her ability to speak and/or vote, he/she is advised to contact the Monitoring Officer at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. 4 LO CAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - EXCLUDED ITEMS To consider whether the items, if any, in Part II of the Agenda should be considered in the presence of the press and public. 5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Any member of the public who wishes to ask a question, make representations or present a deputation or petition at this meeting should apply to do so before the commencement of the meeting. Information on how to make the application can be obtained by viewing the Council’s Website www.southlakeland.gov.uk or by contacting the Democratic and Electoral Services Manager on 01539 793186. (1) Planning Applications Planning applications for which requests to speak have been made. (2) Agenda Items Agenda items for which requests to speak have been made. 6 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND PLACES 9 - 102 To determine planning applications received. 7 A REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY 103 - 114 To inform Members about enforcement activity. 8 APPEALS UPDATE 115 - 126 To provide Members with information about the receipt and determination of planning appeals. 9 BUDGET 2014/15 127 - 132 To consider the proposed budgets that will be used as the basis for committing expenditure and monitoring income and expenditure during 2014/15. PART II Private Section (exempt reasons under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, specified by way of paragraph number) There are no items in this part of the Agenda. This page is intentionally left blank Item No.2 59 19.12.2013 Planning Committee PLANNING COMMITTEE Minutes of the proceedings at a meeting of the Planning Committee held in the The Main Hall, Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, on Thursday, 19 December 2013, at 10.30 a.m. Present Councillors Ian McPherson (Chairman) Sheila Eccles (Vice-Chairman) Brian Cooper Gill Gardner Bharath Rajan Joss Curwen Brenda Gray David Ryder Sylvia Emmott John Holmes David Williams David Fletcher Janette Jenkinson Mary Wilson Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Philip Dixon, Clive Graham and Sonia Lawson. Officers Zaheer Bashir Solicitor Fiona Clark Planning Officer John Greenbank Democratic Services and Scrutiny Assistant Kate Lawson Planning Officer Mark Loughran Development Control Team Leader P/72 MINUTES RESOLVED- That the Chairman be authorised to sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the Committee meeting held 28 November 2013. P/73 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST RESOLVED – That no declarations of interest were made. P/74 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - EXCLUDED ITEMS RESOLVED – That it be noted that there were no items in Part II of the Agenda. Page 1 60 19.12.2013 Planning Committee P/75 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 1. SL/2013/0691 GRANGE OVER SANDS: land between Allithwaite Road and Carter Road, Grange Over Sands. Erection of 42 Dwellings with vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and garages (Russell Armer Ltd) Mrs Valerie Kennedy spoke on behalf of a group of Kents Bank Residents, in opposition to the application. She highlighted the view that the application was for a site that the group believed was not well located in relation to local jobs and infrastructure, in particular the sewer drainage from the site. A full copy of her representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Mr John Sexton, a resident of Allithwaite Road, spoke in opposition to the application. Mr Sexton expressed the view that the development would have negative effect on the surrounding area and questioned the quality of the proposed houses. He also raised the issue of lights from vehicles using the proposed development intruding into the houses opposite, thus causing a nuisance to those living there. Mr Robin Webster, a resident of Allithwaite Road, spoke in opposition to the application. He highlighted the potential dangers of increased traffic on the surrounding roads. He informed the Committee that Allithwaite Road was a busy and potential dangerous road and that the application would increase the number of cars using it and therefore increase the risk to pedestrians. He requested the application be deferred until the issues could be resolved. A full copy of his representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Mss Susan Jackson, a local resident, also spoke in opposition to the application. She drew attention to the drainage issues surrounding the site and the effect that the development might have. She also criticised the layout and number of houses proposed. A full copy of her representation can be found on the Democratic Services file Mr David Roberts, a local resident, spoke in opposition to the application. He raised the issues of inadequate drainage and the infrastructure of the town. He also expressed the view that the site chosen for the development was unsuitable and would damage the image and reputation of the town. A full copy of his representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Grange Town Councillor Joanna Greenway, on behalf of Grange Town Council, spoke in opposition to the application. She indicated that the Town Council was of the view that the proposed development did not meet the Core Strategy requirements with regard to flood risk due to inadequate drainage. A full copy of her representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Ms Margaret Brennand, a resident of Grange, spoke in opposition to the application. Ms Brennand informed the Committee of her view that the town currently had a problem with traffic and lack of parking spaces and that the proposed development would make such problems worse. A full copy of her representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Page 2 61 19.12.2013 Planning Committee Ms Margaret Carter, a local resident, spoke in opposition to the application and expressed her view that the site for the proposed development was unsuitable due to inadequate drainage. A full copy of her representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Mr Chris Eckersley, a local resident, spoke in opposition to the application. He stated that he had been refused permission to present a slide-show detailing concerns over road safety on Carter Road. He presented his intended representations orally without visual aid. A full copy of his representation, can be found on the Democratic Services file. Ms Lee Hill, a local resident, spoke in opposition to the application. She gave a summary of a report by Mr Roger Yarwood into the design and layout of the proposed development. Ms Hill explained that his report criticised the design of the proposed development as not being in keeping with local distinctiveness. She also expressed the opinion that the proposed designs did not secure the privacy of residents. A full copy of her representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Mr Peter Nightingale, a resident of Grange, spoke in opposition to the application. Mr Nightingale expressed the view that the application did not meet the requirements of either the Core Strategy or the National Planning Policy Framework and should therefore be rejected. A full copy of his representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Mr Kenneth Taylor, a local resident, spoke in opposition to the application. He expressed concerns about road safety. Specifically he mentioned the potential lack of visibility when exiting the proposed development onto Allithwaite Road. He stated that the traffic issues surrounding the site had not been properly assessed. A full copy of his representation can be found on the Democratic Services file. Mr John Sexton read out a statement on behalf of Mr and Mrs I. Grant, residents of Allithwaite Road, outlining their opposition to the application. The statement raised a number of issues, including; local opposition, drainage, lack of affordable housing and traffic problems. A full copy of Mr and Mrs Grant’s representation can be found on the Democratic Services file.